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Remembering the Mill Creek Valley Neighborhood
The neighborhood, covering approximately 500 acres, was home to significant cultural figures such as Josephine Baker and Scott Joplin. It included schools, Black-owned businesses, historic churches, ...
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5 amazing mothers who deserve Black History Month love
The fact that Josephine Baker was the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture, Siren of the Tropics (1927), is only one aspect of her remarkable achievements. In addition to being a major ...
5 books to read this February, according to author Kwame Alexander
Looking for a book to read in February? Kwame Alexander stopped by the 3rd hour of TODAY on Feb. 3 to share his ...
Josephine Baker Published Her Memoir in the 1940s. Now, It Arrives in the U.S. for the First Time
In 1926, Josephine Baker was approached by French journalist Marcel Sauvage about writing a memoir. Then 20 years old, the ...
6 Intimate, Powerful Memoirs to Read This Month
“Memories are conjurings,” writes Lidia Yuknavitch in this quicksilver, expansive exploration of grief and hauntings (the ...
Book Review: ‘Fearless and Free,’ by Josephine Baker
Fearless and Free,” recorded between 1926 and 1949, is full of heroism, glamour, righteous anger — and things you wish you could unsee.